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it is probable that luauy at least of the plates accompanying Cas- 

 sin's report were originally intended for Peale's, but were held 

 back when it was decided to republish the Work. 



The new edition was desirable for many reasons, especially from 

 the fact that of the 109 new species described by Peale only about 

 thirty-three were entitled to recognition. 



It has been claimed by some that he was denied the opportunity 

 of consulting the collection at Philadelphia, but in any case his 

 report is a notorious addition to ornithological synonymy. 



While most of Peale's types remain in the National Museum, 

 some of them were presented to the Philadelphia Academy. 



A few more of these types are also in the Academy collection, 

 being contained in the collection made by J. K. Townsend in 

 Hawaii. Peale used this material, as most of the Hawaiian speci- 

 mens obtained by the Exploring Expedition were lost in the wreck 

 of the Peacock. 



The following list includes all of Peale's types now in the Acad- 

 emy collection. In some cases specimens of the same species are 

 preserved in the National Museum : 



Onychotes solitarius (Peale). 



Buteo solitarius Peale. Birds U. S. Expl. Exp., 1848, p. 62. 



2,304. Hawaii. J. K. Townsend. Tyjie. 

 Accipiter rufitorques (Peale). 



Aster rufitorques Peale. Birds U. S. Expl. Exp., 1848, p. 68. 



1.227, ad. Feejee Ms. U. S. Expl. Exp. Type (?) 



1.228, juY. Feejee Isls. 



There seem to have been at least live specimens of this bird col- 

 lected by the Expedition. 

 Ptilinopus coralensis Peale. 



mUnopus coralensis Peale. Birds U. S. Expl. Exp., 1848, p. 190. 



13.098. Paumotu Isl. U. S. Expl. Exp. T. R. Peale. Ti/pe. 



18.099. Paumotu Isl. U. S. Expl. Exp. T. E. Peale. 



Manuscript notes in the Academy's copy of Peale's Report 

 apparently indicate the number of specimens of many of the 

 species which were obtained. There were three of this form. 



Ptilinopus fasciatus Peale. 



PtiUnoj)us fasciatus Peale. Birds U. S. Expl. Exp., 1848, p. 193. 



13,080. Samoa Isl. U. S. Expl. Exp. T. E. Peale. Tyjie. 



Apparently there were three specimens obtained. The above is 

 an adult, like the one described, and is probably the type. 



